Fifteen years building and leading across brand protection, intellectual property, and AI, backed by the education and credentials below.
Professional Experience
| Role | Organization | Years |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager, Brand Security Division | GMO Brand Security Inc. (Tokyo) | 2025 – present |
| General Manager, Domain Name Department | GMO Brand Security Inc. (Tokyo) | 2022 – present |
| General Manager, External Affairs | GMO Brand Security Inc. (Tokyo) | 2016 – 2025 |
| President / Managing Director | Brights Consulting Luxembourg | 2014 – 2018 |
| Operator → Team Leader → Manager → GM of Operations | Brights Consulting / GMO Brights Consulting (Tokyo) | 2011 – 2016 |
I lead brand protection operations and the domain, trademark, IP and IPv4 partnerships behind them; build global alliances with law firms and service providers; run IPv4 address acquisitions and transfers; and drive my company’s AI transformation, building the autonomous agents that automate the work. Earlier I turned around our Luxembourg subsidiary in a year (twice as fast as planned) and led teams managing portfolios of up to 15,000 domains. Full history on LinkedIn.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master’s in Japanese Studies | Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University | 2008 – 2010 | With Honors. Exchange year at Meiji University, Tokyo. Internship at the French Embassy in Tokyo. |
| Bachelor’s in Japanese Studies | Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University | 2005 – 2008 | With Highest Honors. |
Certifications
| Certification | Issuer | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Essentials | LPI | 2023 | Active, no expiration |
| CompTIA Security+ ce | CompTIA | 2022 | Expired 2025 |
| CompTIA Network+ ce | CompTIA | 2021 | Expired 2025 |
| CompTIA A+ ce | CompTIA | 2019 | Expired 2025 |
These also back my professional work: as the Domain Name Department’s information-security officer, I helped take the organization through its ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001) certification.
Offensive security — an ongoing hobby
Security isn’t my job; it’s how I keep my hands dirty and my understanding of systems honest. I’m currently working through the eJPT (Junior Penetration Tester, INE). Beyond it, I dip into web and network security out of curiosity — the OSCP is a someday-maybe, not a career plan. The habit of looking for where systems fail makes me a sharper operator and a better builder.